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down from ninety nine weeks to seventy four weeks depending on the state and today with the so-called fiscal cliff looming republicans want barack obama and democrats to fire the blood is shots of all against santa claus they want democrats to riddle social security and medicare with bullets and with the help of the corporate media republicans have managed to create this false equivalency that says of taxes go up on the wealthiest two percent of americans and the rust of the nation has to suffer from deep budget cuts to social welfare programs the unemployed would need to get by with fewer employed men to get by with fewer benefits and senior citizens have to work longer before they can qualify for medicare to them this is what's called a balanced approach. despite claims to the white house of social security is off the negotiating table both president obama and vice president biden have thrown support behind a sort of green bargain like simpson bowles that will leave the republican santa clause that delivered low tax rates nicked by paper cuts but leave the democratic santa clause a shot of
down from ninety nine weeks to seventy four weeks depending on the state and today with the so-called fiscal cliff looming republicans want barack obama and democrats to fire the blood is shots of all against santa claus they want democrats to riddle social security and medicare with bullets and with the help of the corporate media republicans have managed to create this false equivalency that says of taxes go up on the wealthiest two percent of americans and the rust of the nation has to...
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." >>> coming up in our next hour, we have the very latest on the fiscal cliff negotiations including new reaction from speaker boehner and senate majority leader reid after their meetings with secretary geithner on capitol hill today. >>> plus, a live report from the white house on president obama and mitt romney's lunch meeting in the private residence. >>> we are following developing news. former president george h.w. bush has been hospitalized. we'll update you on his condition. >>> plus, we are just now an hour away from an historic u.n. vote on the palestinian's bid for statehood. israel's vice prime minister joins me live. now we need a little bit more... [ male announcer ] at humana, we understand the value of quality time and personal attention. which is why we are proud to partner with health care professionals who understand the difference that quality time with our members can make... that's a very nice cake! ohh! [ giggles ] [ male announcer ] humana thanks the physicians, nurses, hospitals, pharmacists and other health professionals who helped us achieve the highest aver
." >>> coming up in our next hour, we have the very latest on the fiscal cliff negotiations including new reaction from speaker boehner and senate majority leader reid after their meetings with secretary geithner on capitol hill today. >>> plus, a live report from the white house on president obama and mitt romney's lunch meeting in the private residence. >>> we are following developing news. former president george h.w. bush has been hospitalized. we'll update...
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but he is about to have an awkward meeting with president obama. no press coverage at all, the president says he wants romney's input on the fiscal cliff. some think he might propose a republican compromise of sorts. we shall see. cheryl: it is time for your "west coast minute." an update to a story we brought you last week. the union walkout shut down most of los angeles and long beach ports yesterday. they handle 40% of the nations import trade. they handle the paperwork for the incoming and outgoing vessels, and job workers refused to cross picket lines in a sign of solidarity. if a deal in fiscal cliff is not reached, one in three jobless californians or 4000 people total could lose $450 per week in federal employment benefits that could be discontinued. also due to the high unemployment, debt and crime levels, california has been deemed the worst run state in the nation by 24/7 wall street, a financial news and opinion website. but the news is better in oregon, up north, medford oregon has been named the best housing market in the country. cho
but he is about to have an awkward meeting with president obama. no press coverage at all, the president says he wants romney's input on the fiscal cliff. some think he might propose a republican compromise of sorts. we shall see. cheryl: it is time for your "west coast minute." an update to a story we brought you last week. the union walkout shut down most of los angeles and long beach ports yesterday. they handle 40% of the nations import trade. they handle the paperwork for the...
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we made progress with obama care. there's more we need to do. >> we need to engage and the white house is acknowledging this. do you not go along with the president? >> yes, sometimes i disagree with the president. >> yes, that is true. >> but if we are talking about making medicare more efficient, lowering the cost of prescription drugs to medicare, that's a reform along with their other reforms. >> how about this reform, raising the eligibility for medicare from 65 to 67 over several years? >> no. >> why not? >> why not? because there are working people out there who have have worked 40, 50 years they are in construction, waiters, waitresses and they have worked their entire lives and they are exhausted and they should not be asking to work to 67 to get health care. >> people are living much longer than they were in the '60 when the 65-year limit came into effect. >> if you are looking at people who reached the age of 65, unfortunately, in this country, life expectancy hasn't increased all that much. >> we interview
we made progress with obama care. there's more we need to do. >> we need to engage and the white house is acknowledging this. do you not go along with the president? >> yes, sometimes i disagree with the president. >> yes, that is true. >> but if we are talking about making medicare more efficient, lowering the cost of prescription drugs to medicare, that's a reform along with their other reforms. >> how about this reform, raising the eligibility for medicare from...
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president obama sending his treasury secretary to try to break the log jam on the fiscal cliff. with the deadline rapidly approaching, both sides are hoping to pressure the other into giving up some ground as they hammer out a compromise package of tax hikes and spending cuts. treasury secretary tim geithner meeting with all four party leaders in the house and senate, but instead of sitting down with everybody in one room, geithner is meeting separately with each of them. our chief congressional correspondent, mike emanuel, live on capitol hill right now. what's the latest on those meetings and the secretary's shuttle diplomacy, mike? >> reporter: we heard from speaker john boehner who said that treasury secretary geithner did not come with a substantive plan in terms of spending cuts. we know the republicans were hoping when the treasury secretary came here to capitol hill, that he would have laid out some serious spending cuts because the republicans are saying if we're putting revenue on the table, we need to see some serious spending cuts from the white house. i think it's i
president obama sending his treasury secretary to try to break the log jam on the fiscal cliff. with the deadline rapidly approaching, both sides are hoping to pressure the other into giving up some ground as they hammer out a compromise package of tax hikes and spending cuts. treasury secretary tim geithner meeting with all four party leaders in the house and senate, but instead of sitting down with everybody in one room, geithner is meeting separately with each of them. our chief...
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for them, $500 million. >>> let's get to the fiscal cliff. politico has an exclusive report that president obama and house speaker boehner had a television conversation. politico characterizes it as, quote, kurt. he wants the white house to move his position on tax rates, but the president won't budge. the president responded to the house speaker according to politico telling him, if he has an alternative plan he ought to put that forward rather than focusing on entitlements. meanwhile the white house will send tim geithner to the white house for meetings with republican and democratic conditioningal leaders. yesterday the president met with big ceo's from goldman sachs, at&t, cater pillar, many who said after the meeting they've merged hoping a deal could be struck to avoid the fiscal cliff. in another meeting president obama said he believes the framework for a deal could be in place before christmas. >> i'll go anywhere and i'll do whatever it takes to get this done. it's too important for washington to screw this up. now is the time for u
for them, $500 million. >>> let's get to the fiscal cliff. politico has an exclusive report that president obama and house speaker boehner had a television conversation. politico characterizes it as, quote, kurt. he wants the white house to move his position on tax rates, but the president won't budge. the president responded to the house speaker according to politico telling him, if he has an alternative plan he ought to put that forward rather than focusing on entitlements. meanwhile...
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. >>> signs of compromise in the clash over the fiscal cliff. meanwhile president obama puts pressure on republicans to extend tax cuts for the middle class. >> it's too important to washington to screw this up. >> twin winners, a pair of winning tickets are sold in last night's record setting powerball
. >>> signs of compromise in the clash over the fiscal cliff. meanwhile president obama puts pressure on republicans to extend tax cuts for the middle class. >> it's too important to washington to screw this up. >> twin winners, a pair of winning tickets are sold in last night's record setting powerball